Washington DC, Oct 22: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) stated that Washington would continue with their plans to impose a 155 per cent tariff on Chinese goods imported into the US beginning November 1, despite expressing his desire to maintain amicable ties with Beijing.

Responding to a question, if tariffs would be considered on China, as it is still Russia’s largest oil importer, the US President said, “Right now, as of November 1st, China will have about 155 per cent tariffs put on it. I don’t think it’s sustainable for them.”

Trump said while he personally wishes to maintain friendly relations with China, years of one-sided economic dealings have left the US with no choice but to take firm action.

“I want to be nice to China. But China has been very rough with us over the years because we had presidents that weren’t smart from a business standpoint… They allowed China and every other country to take advantage of us,” Trump added.

The US President noted that his earlier trade deals with the European Union, Japan and South Korea were built on tariffs, which he considers a tool for “national security”.

“I made a deal with the European Union. I made a deal with Japan and South Korea. A lot of these deals are great deals. It’s about national security. I was able to do it because of tariffs. We’re getting hundreds of billions, even trillions, of dollars paid into the United States… We’ll start paying off debt,” Trump added.

Trump’s announcement underscores the intensifying “secondary tariff” strategy that Washington is deploying against countries perceived to be indirectly aiding Russia’s war efforts in Ukraine through its energy trade.

While previous measures targeted India, where a 50 per cent tariff was imposed for Russian oil imports, this move conveys a broader escalation toward China, the world’s largest importer of Russian crude.

Earlier, also Trump, in a post on Truth Social, announced an additional 100 per cent tariff on Chinese goods “over and above any tariff that they are currently paying”, effective November 1.
The US President noted that the decision was taken after what he described as China taking “an extraordinarily aggressive position on trade” by sending “an extremely hostile letter to the world”.
He also said that export controls will be placed on all critical software starting the same day.

“Based on the fact that China has taken this unprecedented position, and speaking only for the USA, and not other Nations who were similarly threatened, starting November 1, 2025 (or sooner, depending on any further actions or changes taken by China), the United States of America will impose a Tariff of 100% on China, over and above any Tariff that they are currently paying. Also on November 1, we will impose Export Controls on any and all critical software,” his post read.

“It has just been learnt that China has taken an extraordinarily aggressive position on trade in sending an extremely hostile letter to the world, stating that they were going to, effective November 1, 2025, impose large-scale Export Controls on virtually every product they make, and some not even made by them. This affects ALL Countries, without exception, and was obviously a plan devised by them years ago. It is absolutely unheard of in International Trade, and a moral disgrace in dealing with other Nations,” it added.

New Delhi, Oct 21: Women experiencing earlier menopause can affect heart health, and can also affect brain and cognitive performance, according to a study on Tuesday.

While previous studies have established that earlier menopause is associated with a higher risk of cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s dementia later in life, little is known about the combined impact of earlier age at menopause and reduced cardiac function on brain and cognitive outcomes, the team said.

Reduced cardiac function can affect brain health by limiting the essential supply of oxygen and nutrients to the brain. This reduced blood flow can damage brain tissue, contribute to silent strokes, and increase the risk of dementia, underscoring the critical connection between heart and brain health. The new study suggests that an early menopause negatively influences the associations between cardiac function and gray matter volume, white matter hyperintensity burden, and cognitive performance.

“We still don’t fully understand how menopause, and especially earlier menopause, affects brain aging. By examining the intersection of heart and brain health, we were keen to shed light on this important but often overlooked area of research,” said lead author Tallinn Splinter, from the University of Toronto, Canada.

The study, presented at the ongoing 2025 Annual Meeting of The Menopause Society in Orlando, involved more than 500 participants to investigate whether earlier age at menopause influences the association between cardiac function and the brain.

Cardiac function was assessed using the resting left ventricular ejection fraction measured on cardiac MRI. Brain MRI was used to quantify grey matter volume and white matter hyperintensity burden.

Cognition was assessed with standardised neuropsychological tests.

The researchers found that earlier menopause and reduced cardiac function may have a compounding negative effect on brain health.

“These findings underscore the importance of integrating sex-specific factors, such as age at menopause, into research on dementia risk and informing targeted prevention and intervention strategies,” said Dr Stephanie Faubion, medical director for The Menopause Society.